Starting with version 6.0.0 of the Azure Functions Event Hubs extension, a higher default value of 100 will be used for max batch size
Azure Functions now supports .NET 8 preview 7, using the isolated worker model.
Major cold start improvements are available to .NET apps on the Azure Functions isolated worker model through a preview configuration.
Azure Functions now supports using ASP.NET types such as HttpRequest, HttpResponse, and IActionResult from .NET isolated function projects.
Azure Functions now supports binding to types from the Azure SDK, providing a richer development experience.
.NET function apps using the isolated worker model can now better control how telemetry is emitted to Application Insights.
You can now develop durable functions in Azure Functions using the Python v2 programming model
Take advantage of Python 3.11 features with Azure Functions
You can now interact with Azure Data Explorer in a low-code declarative fashion.
Use the application map for a more complete view of end-to-end transactions to better diagnose issues and interactions
You can now leverage Redis data types as triggers for serverless app development.
Azure Data Explorer Bindings for Azure Functions (Public Preview)
A simplified programming model for Python developers.
Quickly build event driven, cloud native apps, with the flexibility to run functions along with other microservices, APIs, websites, workflows or any container hosted programs.
Use familiar ASP.NET Core types to construct HTTP-triggered functions in the isolated worker model.
With input and output bindings for SQL, you can now can quickly write Azure Functions that read and write from your databases.
Scaling improvement for Service Bus, Event Hubs, Storage Queue, and Cosmos DB is now available for the Azure Functions Consumption and Premium plans.
Introducing a more intuitive and idiomatic experience for JavaScript and TypeScript developers writing Azure Functions apps
You can now use an identity-based connection to access Azure Storage, instead of embedding secrets in connection strings.
Maximum scale-out limits for Functions Linux Premium plans have been increased in several regions.
You can now use Availability Zones with Azure Functions in Norway East, South Africa North, Switzerland North, and UAE North.
Durable Functions support for .NET 7.0 running in the isolated worker process is now generally available.
Azure Functions .NET isolated worker now supports blob triggers and input bindings.
You can now develop Python 3.10 apps locally and deploy them to all Azure Functions plans.
You can now use storage providers other than Azure Storage for Durable Functions.
You can now use the latest LTS version of Java with Azure Functions.
Transition to Azure API Management as soon as possible to avoid disruption to your Function applications using Proxies.
You can invoke an Azure Function when a row in a SQL database is created, updated, or deleted through the Azure SQL trigger for Azure Functions, now available in public preview.
Create applications with .NET 7 runtime to take advantage of serverless functions in Azure.
Azure Functions V2 programming model for development in Python offers several enhancements.
Azure Functions now supports Java 17 in Public Preview
Build your Serverless Apps with Azure Functions in isolated worker model with .NET Framework 4.8.
Use the Event Grid blob trigger in Azure Functions to handle events raised by a storage account.
Announcing the .NET 7 support for Azure functions in isolated process in public preview for Linux Consumption Plan.
Azure Functions support for PowerShell 7.2 is now generally available.
Azure functions now support .NET 7 in an isolated process model to build serverless applications with Azure Functions v4.
Azure Functions now supports setting a retry policy for Azure Event Hubs and timer triggers.
You can now use App Service, Container Apps, or API Management as an API backend in Azure Static Web Apps.
Version 2 of the Node.js SDK for Durable Functions is now available.
Durable Functions are now supported when building Java applications in Azure Functions.
You can now edit Azure Functions running on Linux from within the Azure portal.
You can connect Azure SQL to Azure Functions more easily with input and output bindings, now available in public preview for C#, JavaScript, and Python.
Durable functions in Azure Functions now support using managed identity when using Azure Storage.
Apps using Azure Functions isolated worker model for .NET can now target .NET Framework.
Azure Functions dynamic concurrency feature simplifies configuring concurrency for your function apps using Service Bus, Storage Blobs, and Storage Queue triggers.
Build applications that need durable functions and run them in the isolated worker process within Azure Functions.
Extension bundles for new Azure Functions projects will now default to v3 in the client tools.
You can now detect and respond to real time messages streaming into Kafka Topics.